shopper

[shop-er]

noun

1. a person who shops.

2. comparison shopper.

3. a retail buyer for another person or a business concern.

4. a locally distributed newspaper of retail advertisements.

shopper

/ ˈʃɒpə /

noun

1. a person who buys goods in a shop

Other Word Forms

• nonshopper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopper¹

First recorded in 1860–65; shop + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Economic worries aren’t putting much of a dent in consumers’ holiday shopping plans, with one glaring exception: Gen Z shoppers.

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That in turn has prompted many companies to turn to price cuts to entice shoppers.

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Black Friday brings in billions of dollars to U.S. businesses annually as price cuts spur shoppers to participate in the retail event and purchase gifts and everyday essentials.

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More than 60 people contacted the BBC after we revealed unscrupulous foreign firms were using fake images and back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses to lure in shoppers.

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Some shoppers say the brand is having an identity crisis.

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Related Words

• buyer 
• client 
• clientele 
• consumer 
• patron